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Because she says it best, today’s column comes from Cheryl Hadley’s article, “The Scrutinies - What They Are and Why They Are Important.” If you are a cradle Catholic sitting in th...
In my prayer life, I have always enjoyed praying through the Stations of the Cross. A number of good devotions exist; indeed, we’ve used different ones here at St. Mary’s over the...
During my time in the seminary, we had various Field Education assignments in which we were commissioned to help out with various ministries throughout the Diocese. One of my plac...
Consider This… Day of Mercy
This week, Tuesday and Wednesday, we will be hosting another Day of Mercy with the Sacrament of Reconciliation and Eucharistic Adoration available in t...
The readings for the first weekend of Lent always contain one of the Gospel passages that speaks of Jesus’ journey into the desert. As a whole, it sets the stage and tone for our ...
It is exciting that, after a hiatus of a few years because of the pandemic, the Christ Renews His Parish Retreats are formally up and running again! Hundreds of parishioners have ...
Often enough, amid the many challenges and forces we come up against, we talk about putting our trust and our faith in God. In the readings of this weekend, it is instead Jesus wh...
This will be my last column as your Pastor. I’ve struggled with what to write and I keep coming back to what it means to be a Pastor. On October 31, 2020, I was assigned as Adminis...
By now I am sure you have heard the announcement that I will be leaving St. Mary’s as your Pastor to become the full time Vicar for the Renewal. This was not a position that I...
Each week at the conclusion of the prayers of the faithful we have been praying our Prayer for Renewal. I hope that the words of this prayer have been sinking in since we began thi...
When was the last time that believing in Jesus changed your behavior? Today as Church we celebrate the Epiphany, in which Jesus is reveled to the nations. In other words, Christ is...
We herald the fact that God is no distant lord, dwelling in isolation above the heavens, but love incarnate, born like us of a mother, in order to be a brother to each of us, to be...
Merry Christmas! Today we celebrate a Savior being born for all of us. No matter what brought you to church, remember that the baby Jesus was born to save us from our sins. What we...
The Roman Church has been singing the “O” Antiphons since at least the eighth century. They are the antiphons that accompany the Magnificat canticle of Evening Prayer from December...
One of the great struggles of our western culture is that we are always moving onto the next thing. We rarely appreciate the moment we are in, but are always concerned about ‘what’...
It’s the time of year in which we make our lists and we check them twice. Personally, I live off of To-Do Lists and Post-It Notes. If it doesn’t make it onto my electronic calend...
As you can clearly see on the cover of the bulletin, there is a lot going on at St. Mary’s that can make this season of Advent the season of preparation it is meant to be. It can b...
It is good that Thanksgiving is upon us. We are given the opportunity in this holiday to be intentional about our appreciating so that we can respond accordingly to what is indeed...
Two years ago, Fr. Luke and I arrived at St. Mary’s to a parish that was struggling in many ways. Deacon Rick had been doing an outstanding job as administrator of St. Mary’s, but ...
As the liturgical year in the Church draws to a close with the feast of Christ the King coming up on November 20th, our attention as a Church is drawn to the last things. Last wee...